DEN101 - Quiz Week 1 Flashcards
The study of the shape and form of the teeth is:
tooth morphology
How many teeth are found in each arch in the primary/deciduous dentition?
10
The tooth that contains the cusp of Carabelli is the:
maxillary (first) molar
Which premolar has two roots?
maxillary first premolar
Which teeth are often called the anterior “cornerstones” of the mouth?
canines (or cuspid tooth)
Tooth #15 is a:
maxillary second molar
Which tooth has the longest root in the maxillary arch?
canine
A child’s first tooth usually erupts at about the age of:
6 months
The period of mixed dentition is about ________ years of age.
6-12
All primary teeth are usually fully erupted by the age of:
3 years
Usually by age _____, all primary teeth have exfoliated.
12 years old
The first permanent tooth usually erupts at age ________.
6 years.
Which permanent teeth are not succeedaneous?
molars
The first permanent teeth to erupt are the __________________________.
mandibular first molars
Which tooth surface is located on the tongue side?
lingual
All teeth have how many surfaces?
5
The tooth surface that is on the cheek side of the posterior teeth is the _________ surface.
buccal
If a tooth has two roots, it is considered _____________.
bifurcated (bi = 2)
The convex area on the lingual surfaces of the anterior teeth is the ___________.
cingulum
The shallow depressions found on tooth surfaces are the ________.
fossae (where grooves meet)
Raised, scalloped areas on the incisal edges of newly erupted central incisors are the __________.
mamelons
The elevated area of enamel that forms the mesial and distal borders of an anterior tooth is the _________ ridge.
marginal
The union of two triangular ridges that produces one ridge across the occlusal surface is the ________ ridge.
transverse
Which tooth appears to have four equally sized cusps?
mandibular second molar
What angle is an example of a line angle?
distofacial angle
On the tooth, the _______ refers to where the proximal sides of two teeth come together and touch.
contact
The anterior teeth are from ________ to _________.
canine to canine
Place the teeth in the correct order from the midline:
- Lateral incisors
- Molars
- Central incisors
- Canines
- Premolars
- Central incisors, 1. Lateral incisors, 4. Canines, 5. Premolars, 2. Molars
or
3, 1, 4, 5, 2
